Nutrition and Aging

Read: Nutrition and aging: assessment and treatment of compromised nutritional status in frail elderly patients It is attached.
2. Read chapter 11: Nutrition and Aging, in the Robnett textbook.
3. Choose an additional professional resource from those listed in this modules introduction or from any scholarly/professional resources found in the COD online library.

References:
Robnett, R.H., Brossoie, N., Chop, W.C. (2020). Gerontology for the Health Care Professional (4th Edition). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Wells, L. & Dumbrell, C. (2006).Nutrition and aging: assessment and treatment of compromised nutritional status in frail elderly patients Clinical Interventions in Aging. 1/1/2006

Hello Class,
Hello Class,
Please read the Introduction for this module (above) and thoroughly read the reading material before preparing discussions.
Self-MNA_R_-Mini-Nutritional-Assessment-65-years-and-older-_Nestle Nutrition Institute_.pdf
When completing the case studies, add iadditional nformation to the case study to complete the assessment.
Discussion #1:
Please interview a senior living independantly or in a facilty. Perform a nutritional assessment using the form attached. What nutritional cconcerns do have for this person? Include material from this chapter that will aid in this assessment and plan to address her nutritional needs.What recommendations do have?
Discussion #2:
ont a hip-replacement surgery. Her postoperative course is complicated by a urinary tract infection (UTI) and two episodes of clostridium difficile (C. difficile) colitis. She was transferred to a geriatric rehabilitation unit. Patient height 5 ft 2 in.; weight of 207.5 lbs.
What nutritional concerns do you have for her with her current health concerns and living arrangement? Include material from this chapter that will aid in this assessment and plan to address her nutritional needs.
Discussion 3:
Reply to a classmates post for either disucssion 1 or 2. Add additional information not covered. Don’t waste content on commenting on other students post. Get right to the additional information and resources you can add to the post you are replying to. Provide new insights not yet covered in the post but found in our required reading .

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